On a damaged survey cruiser, a unit returns from an alien basin after recovering power cores and attempting to extract a high-value operative. The organisms they encountered infiltrate through vents, capture hosts alive, and embed them into the ship’s structure.

What begins as a recovery mission turns into containment as systems fail and crew numbers drop across multiple decks. Radiation, structural damage, and constant movement inside the walls make every compartment uncertain.

The situation shifts when...

This is "Burn the Vents" by Sascha Schmidt